Where does “மண்ணைப்போடு” come from?

மண்ணைப்போடு (Tamil) comes from Tamil மண்ணை, from Tamil -ஐ, from Tamil தொல்லை, from Tamil தொலை — to become lost.

மண்ணைப்போடு (Tamil): to ruin, destroy

Definitions

  1. to ruin, destroy

Ancestry of “மண்ணைப்போடு”, step by step

மண்ணைப்போடு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil மண்ணை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமண்ணை—
2Tamil-ஐmakes nouns from verbs
3Tamilதொல்லைannoyance, vexation
4Tamilதொலைto become lost

via Tamil போடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபோடுto put, apply, lay
Every word from Tamil தொலை →Every word from Tamil -ஐ →Every word from Tamil தொல்லை →
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